dudamel + vienna = forget it. that or gergiev holding a toothpick while he conducts it.

k-razy antiks forever and ever.

god bless wesley willis, now and forever.

that housequake clip performance is worthy of its own documentary. sheila’s drumming on that is outstanding. and that part where prince follows cat by sliding across the floor, and then splitting himself back up?

speaking of bud, there’s the beautiful but sad story in miles’s autobiography about him seeing bud in paris for the first time in ages. after lots of drinking, bud finally gets to the piano. he starts brilliantly, but then little by little he falls apart and sounds awful. after some more playing, bud gets up and bows.…

pops is great, but that’s not the first food/jazz tune i’d think of for this weekend.

i’m playing one tomorrow (on a beach boys medley for string orchestra!), and yeah...that thing is a bastard to play. i’ve got the octave thing going for good vibrations, but once i play that a few times i’m just turning into an electronic ornette coleman for 16 bars. fun times!

some theremin love for y’all.

great find. weird to hear it in a different key from the recording (assuming his guitars are tuned a half-step down as he usually did, it’s now in the key of G).

i may be the only person on the planet to actually enjoy billy’s “cyberpunk”, but to hell with the rest of yas.

news today that henry has been diagnosed with a stage iv cancer. booooo!!

here’s a jolt.

“My Attorney Bernie”.